CHAPTER 330: CHAPTER 27: THE STRAGGLER FISH

"Void Profound Ghost..."

The powerful ghost descends, and Ling Yue Sword Immortal remains relatively calm.

After all, she is now a direct disciple of Dao Hui, a top-tier Sword Cultivator.

She possesses many survival techniques.

Among them is the life-preserving Sword Intent at the Inquiry Stage, a gift from her master, the Heaven-Sundering Sword Ancestor.

Yet now, Ling Yue Sword Immortal finds it difficult to assess the situation of this Void Profound Ghost.

Has its consciousness become chaotic?

Calling her husband?

She is a pure maiden; setting aside the fact that she has never been married, even if she did marry, it wouldn’t be to a Ghost Bride.

"Wait!"

"Ghost Bride!?"

Suddenly, Ling Yue Sword Immortal recalled something—a Ghost Bride; in the Western Desert, there seems to be only one Void Profound Ghost Bride.

She had heard rumors upon arriving in the Western Desert days ago.

The Longevity Body Lin Jing had also come to the Western Desert, apparently for the Golden Light Gu.

To acquire the Golden Light Gu, Lin Jing used Buddhist Magic to seal a Void Profound Ghost Bride, defeating countless Buddhist prodigies and successfully obtained the Gu, becoming famous in the Western Desert.

Later, a suspicious creature resembling Lin Jing’s Pet Beast defeated Monk Dao Hui, causing numerous speculations.

Regarding Lin Jing’s affairs, Ling Yue Sword Immortal had grown accustomed.

However, could this Ghost Bride be...

"What did you do to Lin Jing?" she questioned sharply, the first thought being that the Ghost Bride had broken free from Lin Jing’s sealing and escaped.

If so, wouldn’t Lin Jing be in danger?

"Lin Jing...?"

The Ghost Bride was originally scrutinizing Ling Yue Sword Immortal’s figure, sensing whether she’s the person from her memory.

Who would have thought this Sword Cultivator was acquainted with Lin Jing?

Could she be Lin Jing’s lover?

The Ghost Bride couldn’t accept it; her eyes turned red!

Though now it seems the Sword Cultivator in front isn’t the person she was familiar with.

Yet they resemble too closely.

Descendant?

Reincarnation?

The Ghost Bride couldn’t tell but wouldn’t let Lin Jing have it easy... Why is this kid everywhere?

"Rest assured, he’s alright." The Ghost Bride replied through clenched teeth.

After scrutinizing, Ling Yue Sword Immortal spoke: "Weren’t you sealed by him? Why do you appear here?"

She secretly tried to contact Lin Jing.

Yet she found that Lin Jing couldn’t be reached at all.

Two possibilities: one is beyond the contact range of the artifact.

Lin Jing has already left the Western Desert.

Second possibility, Lin Jing is in some special place, blocking the artifact’s communication...

"He ought to have gone to Immortal Burial Volcano; that place, you can’t reach him there." The Ghost Bride saw through Ling Yue Sword Immortal’s small actions, speaking softly.

"Carrying a Spirit Sword with an Artifact Spirit is overly dangerous in the Western Desert; there’s a creature nearby specializing in devouring Artifact Spirits. If you don’t mind, let me stay by your side and slowly talk it over with you later."

......

Immortal Burial Volcano!

Lin Jing was unaware at this moment that after he left, the Ghost Bride had encountered Ling Yue Sword Immortal.

He now listened to the slightly recovered Dragon Carp narrating how it suppressed the Buddhist disciples of the Sun Temple.

The Dragon Carp didn’t look like it was recovering from severe injuries; instead, it possessed nothing but an eager heart, wishing to go out again for a battle.

Practicing Celestial Fire alone seems meaningless; it wants to temper the Celestial Fire in the clash with prodigies!

"Calm down, you can’t control the Celestial Fire properly yet; what if someone gets burned to death?"

"Besides, His Majesty the Demon Emperor has set up a barrier here; others can’t enter, and we seem unable to leave either."

"We can only obediently practice here and wait for His Majesty the Demon Emperor to return." Lin Jing shook his head.

"Bloop..." The light in Dragon Carp’s eyes disappeared.

Can’t leave, that’s how it is...

Now possessing such strong power, Dragon Carp doesn’t want to monotonously hone its magic, longing to cause trouble like during the Heaven-Reaching City events, but sadly, the current environment doesn’t seem to allow that.

"Bloop———" It wailed to the sky, expressing its emotions, hoping to add some thrill to the quiet life.

Then.

Boom.

An unexpected change occurred.

Lin Jing froze, looking up at the sky.

Dragon Carp also cast a sharp glance.

A familiar vortex appeared in the sky, a vortex that directly made Thunder Dragon Ancestor guarding the barrier edges widen his eyes, halting the guidance towards the nine Thunder Dragon prodigies!

"Grotto Heaven, a Grotto Heaven descends, summoned by His Highness the Saint Son."

"Unfortunately, the Grotto Heaven summoned by His Highness the Saint Son is only Golden Core level; you nine cannot gain any fortune from it!"

The Grotto Heaven descended extremely quickly; seeing this, Dragon Carp’s gaze shifted from boredom to delight.

Grotto Heaven!

The Carp Emperor knew it had some luck, how mundane practicing at the volcano’s mouth would be; striving for fortune in the Grotto Heaven is what the Carp Emperor should be doing.

With a boom, the Grotto Heaven enveloped Lin Jing. Dragon Carp also returned to the Beast Taming space; no matter how powerful the Demon Emperor’s barrier was, it couldn’t surpass the Grotto Heaven fortune arranged by the Immortal Palace.

As Lin Jing was transmitted, he was somewhat surprised; this Grotto Heaven... he seemed to have noticed a pattern.

Each time he arrived at a new place, broke through to a new realm, it seemed not long before a Grotto Heaven would be summoned; this time... breaking through to Golden Core, coming to the Western Desert, unsurprisingly summoned a Grotto Heaven.

However, this time, Lin Jing didn’t need to tread carefully, didn’t have to hide his identity, nor worry about reprisals after snatching others’ fortune; he could boldly display his skills in the Grotto Heaven.

Swish.

They watched as Lin Jing was enveloped by the Grotto Heaven’s light pillar, directly transmitted away, filled with envy.

But moments later, with a "bloop," it seemed something unexpected occurred.

Within the white light pillar, the red silhouette of a carp was directly ejected, its eyes staring at the light pillar in confusion.

Strenuously, it tried to dive back in but passed through without anything happening.

Dragon Carp was dazed, feeling ill-prepared for something.

"This..." Thunder Dragon Ancestor flew over to explain: "Dragon Carp, it seems this is a Golden Core Stage Grotto Heaven; you’re already at the Nascent Soul Stage, you can’t enter."

"It hadn’t happened before... a Golden Core Stage Beast Master contracting a Nascent Soul Stage Pet Beast, while regarded as one entity, it appears the realm exclusion priority is higher than this..."

"Bloop??" Dragon Carp looked at it, "Can’t enter, you say I can’t enter?"

Beast Master, Pine Leaf Mouse, Ice Soul Gu all went in, you say just it can’t enter??

"It seems so; don’t feel too disappointed, Dragon Carp. You now possess Celestial Fire; there might not even be such level fortune in the Grotto Heaven, so it’s not too much of a loss." Thunder Dragon Ancestor comforted.

Dragon Carp trembled slightly, truly??

I’m very clever, don’t deceive me.

"Alas." Thunder Dragon Ancestor looked at the light pillar, feeling terribly troubled; His Majesty the Demon Emperor assigned the Saint Son the task of assisting Dragon Carp in mastering Celestial Fire during this time, now the Saint Son was whisked away by the Grotto Heaven, leaving Dragon Carp alone to train seemed somewhat risky.

"In that case, Dragon Carp, let the old man accompany you in your practice; weren’t you just wanting to temper Celestial Fire in combat? Just as the old man hasn’t handled Celestial Fire, let’s spar!" Thunder Dragon Ancestor suggested.

Dragon Carp remained silent, looking at the Grotto Heaven, indeed feeling it sorely lost, its companions went in to struggle for rare fortune among weaker Golden Core prodigies while it was left outside to duel with Void Profound Old Dragon, what kind of situation was this...